Gendered Constructions of Leadership in Danish Job Advertisements

Inger Askehave; Karen Korning Zethsen

doi:10.1111/gwao.12053

Gendered Constructions of Leadership in Danish Job Advertisements

Inger Askehave, Karen Korning Zethsen

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Original language	English
Journal	Gender, Work and Organization
Volume	21
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	531-445
ISSN	0968-6673
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12053
Publication status	Published - Nov 2014

Bibliographical note

Ever thought that leadership jobs are gender-biased? Well, you were right!
This paper examines the gender imbalance at management level. This is done by investigating the language of 39 Danish top executive job advertisements. By this, the goal is to understand which leadership identities are projected as desirable or necessary.
The paper reveals that all the job advertisements are gender-biased! Furthermore, most traits described in the advertisements are associated with traditional or stereotypical masculine attributes.

Published: 2014

Keywords

Gender
Gender imbalance
Leadership
Job advertisements

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